#leontocebus

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 Andean Saddle-back Tamarin (Leontocebus leucogenys), family Callitrichidae, northern Peru

photographs by Jayanth Sharma

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Red-mantle Saddleback Tamarin Leontocebus lagonotus

It lives in Ecuador and Peru, near the confluence of the Amazon River and the Napo River. They are ranked at Least Concern by the IUCN and not in danger of population decline.

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Black-mantled Tamarin

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Cruz Lima's Saddleback Tamarin Leontocebus cruzlimai

It lives in Brazil in the area near the Inauini River and was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown-mantled tamarin, L. fuscicollis.

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Andean Saddle-back Tamarin Leontocebus leucogenys

A monkey found only in Peru. They are about 8-9 inches long not including their tail.

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